CDS
entrusted with the task of conducting all commercials, economic, health,
educational, industrial, financial, agricultural and any other statistics
as required. By virtue of the law, CDS is responsible for developing the
scientific methodology, and statistical or technical instructions, which
help the other statistical departments in different governmental agencies
to collect and prepare different statistics related to the work of that
agency. These departments will provide the CDS, regularly, by statistical
data.

Formulation and approval of national standards for all
commodities and products as well as standards concerned with metrology,
calibration, marking and identification of commodities and products, methods of
sampling, inspection and testing, in addition to other assignments resolved by
SASO Board of Directors.

The basic objective of the Fund is to “…
participate in the financing of development projects in developing countries
through the granting of loans to said countries”. The emphasis is on
development projects that promote the social and economic well-being of the
people in low income countries.